Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-16

shows are carried on, is guilty of misdemeanor.
Every person who shall either labor himself
or compel his apprentice, servant, or other per-
son under his charge or control to labor or per-
form any work other than works of necessity or
charity, on Sunday, is guilty of misdemeanor
This Act shall not extend to any person who
conscientiously believes that the seventh day OF
the week ought to be observed as Sabbath and
who actually observes such Sabbath, provided
that in the pursuit of his labor or business he
disturbs no other person.
Zach violation of any of the provisions of this
Act shall be construed to constitute separate
and complete offense, and for each violation the
person or persons offending shall be liable to
the penalties provided by law.
OTHER BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Hyde-To establish the California State
Weather Service, and making an appropriation
therefor.
By Dayis-Relative to the service of injunc-
tions.
By Grapger-A constitutional amendment pro-
viding for the control of the waters of the State
for beneficial uses and ends.
BILLS CONSIDERED.
A. B. 474, to provide for the support of the
public schools of the State of California by a
permanent levy and rate of taxation, was read
a second time, ordered engrossed and to third
reading.
At 1880 Wright called for the special order for
that hOur-the consideration OF his bill propos'
ing to provide for the organization and govern
ment of irrigation districts, and to provide for
the distribution of water thereby for purposes
Oh lrrlSdllOu.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Committee on Judiciary reported favor
ing the passage of A. B. 495, to provide for the
appointment of Code Commissioner; also A. b..
496 to protect life and property against the care
less and malicious use OF handling dynamite
| and other explosiye1.
The Committee on Claims reported fayorably
on the following bills A. B. 253, to appropriate
$500 for the relief of Geo W;.Mayberry; A. B.
ass, to appropriate $4,000 to the use of the Bi.
Metallic Association; A. B. 462, for the relief OF
the Coulterville and Yosemite Turnpike Com.
pany; A. B. 416, to pay the claim OF Richard
hunter, James Reed, George Cooper, Henry
Leinberger, John Hoagland and Mary W. G..
Van Ardale to sue the State, was reported back
without recommendation.
The Committee on Public Morals reported
against the passage of A. B. 4SI. to prohibit
book-makIng. The committee favored the pas
sage of A. B. AS, to define and prohibit adver-
Using. aiding or drawing any lottery, or dispos-
ing or selling oflottery tickets; also A. B. 1885, 10
regulate private detectives.
The Special Committee on Banking Gle Blanc
reported a substitute for a. B. 402 governing
savings banks) with the following remarks :
The committee desires to call your attention
to facts set forth in the last report OF the Bank
Commissioners of the date of August 10, 1886,
covering the subject of savings banks i'll this
State and showing by the statements of the
banks themselves that in the interest of de-
positorS and to restrain the greed of those who
bid for the care of the sweat earnings of the
soon. Without drawing invidious distinctions,
ii may be said that in one case-and that one
the second largest savings bank in the State
the Board of Directors confessed in its report
that while it pays only 50 per cent dividend to
its depositors it pays its stockholders 1873 per
cent.-that is to say, the toiers hard-earned
81, 900 receives s37 so and the 1900 of the
banker is allotted SlS3 80. Another large saw
ings bank pays depostors per cent. and its
stockholders II per cent. and so on down scale
towards honesty, until the demands of the
banker are met by an advance of only
about 100 per cent. over payments to de-
positors. With one solitary exception, so
far as this committee has been able to
determine, the banks Systematically take
place them in funds called reserve and
';profit and loss" ana contingent" and
"Other liabilities and in this way alternating
such moneys from the local avenues and plac.
ing them where, "if they will not do the most
good" at least where they can be most easily
manipulated. In one fragrant case this fund
wrongfully taken from the poor. has reached
the enormous sum of 81, 100000. Such unjust
fnanciering should be prohibited by law. The
natural outgrowth of a first step in tithing"
the earnings of deposits, in robbing depositors
of ten per cent. Of their earnings, may be seen
in practice of extravagant, eonscienceless
fees to officers its President, Secretary, and
Board of Directors, and its attorney made
millionaire in decade; its "uncles and cousins
and aunts'' pensioned for life, and sinecure
"expertships' created and made "giltedged'
for the benefit of decayed friends Why not
When all these things can be done with the
money OF the poor .h p n8qr eommiitee Is
should make searching investigation, bring
these practices to the light of day, and under
the provisions of the bill herewith recon-
mended for passage apply remedy.
READING OF BILLS.
The following bills were accorded first read
ing: A. b. 400, 493, Sis, 442. a.
The following were read second time: A.
3. 46i, no. 1853.
The following bills were read a third time and
passed: A B. 262 and 324, deficiency bills A. B.
500 appropriating $4,000 for the Vetera IS Home
to erect additional buildings A. B. 266, 49, 1876,
deficiency bills: \. b. ILL., III and lis, appro-
Brown, r. F. Del Vale and E. T. Wilkins A. B.
1855, for the remuneration of Elisha o. Crosby,
money advanced TO and for the State of Cali
fornia.
to pay the claim of B. F. Langford and Benz.
Knight, were lost. Notices of their reconsidera-
ton were given
HYDE gave notice of q motion to reconsider
the vote whereby A. b. l12 appropriating money
to pay the claim OF K. F. Del Valle was passed.
1t is urged that those three persons at the time
the services were performed were Senators, and
are debarred from receiving any money from
the State in consequence.
MORE JUNKErING.
The Committee on Military Affairs asked and
received permission to visit Los Angeles and in
spect the two military companies located there,
to be absent from the 10Th to the 18th inclusive.
The mileage of the five members and clerk (96l
miles, amounts to sec 10 each, making a total of
S576 &C. There was considerable opposition TO
this, on the grounds that it was q foolish and
useless expenditure; that it was so late in the
session that the consideration of important
measures required the presence of the members
on the floor of the House. Lawrence moved that
the amount of money thus taken from the treas
ury amounting 10 over 81 50 per capita OF all the
soldiers in Los Angeles county, be donated to
those companies and the members be kept at
home Shanahan fought the allowing of any
more Juuketing committees and dwelt at length
on the toolishness of wasting the peoples sub
stance in such useless business, and 'gadding
about the country at the States expense when
they should be at their desks looking out for re-
trenchment and the interest of their constitu-
ents There had been too much of this business
during the session, and for common decency's
sake, If for nothing more, it ought to be sat
down upon
The evening session was devoted to the read
ing of the proposed charters second time.
They were al four read at the same time, as on
the preceding evening.